Ireland Unemployment Rate

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in February of 2019 from an upwardly revised 5.7 percent in the previous month, as unemployed persons fell by 1,700 to 135,100. Unemployment Rate in Ireland averaged 10.81 percent from 1983 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 17.30 percent in December of 1985 and a record low of 3.90 percent in November of 2000.

Unemployment Rate in Ireland is expected to be 5.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. Looking forward, we estimate Unemployment Rate in Ireland to stand at 5.10 in 12 months time. In the long-term, the Ireland Unemployment Rate is projected to trend around 5.90 percent in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Irish Jobless Rate Falls to 5.6% in February

Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.6 percent in February of 2019 from an upwardly revised 5.7 percent in the previous month, as unemployed persons fell by 1,700 to 135,100.

The seasonally adjusted number of persons unemployed was 135,100 in February of 2019, down from 136,800 in January and a decrease of 1,600 when compared to February of 2018.

The unemployment rate for males was recorded at 5.6 percent, the same as in the previous month and compared to 5.9 percent a year earlier; while for females it decreased to 5.6 percent from 5.7 percent in January and compared with 5.7 percent in February of 2018. The number of males unemployed declined by 700 from the previous month to 72,600 and the number of females dropped by 1,000 to 62,500.

The youth unemployment rate went down to 13.8 percent in February from 13.9 percent in the prior month.

Irish Jobless Rate Holds Steady at Near 11-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stood at 5.3 percent in December 2018, unchanged from the previous month's near 11-year low, as the number of unemployed held steady at 127 thousand.Published on 2019-01-08

Irish Jobless Rate Drops to 10-1/2-Year Low
Irish seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased to 5.3 percent in November 2018 from an upwardly revised 5.4 percent in the previous month and below 6.4 percent a year ago. This was the lowest jobless rate since February 2008, as the number of unemployed fell further.Published on 2018-12-04

Ireland Unemployment Rate

In Ireland, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page provides the latest reported value for - Ireland Unemployment Rate - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Ireland Unemployment Rate - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2019.